State Medicaid Drug Utilization Data for 2004

State-reported data covers outpatient drugs paid for by Medicaid agencies since the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The dataset includes state, drug name, National Drug Code, number of prescriptions, and dollars reimbursed for the year 2004. It is provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level prescription volumes and costs based on the reported number of prescriptions and dollars reimbursed.
• Compare drug utilization across different states based on the state and drug name fields.
• Track pharmaceutical product usage within Medicaid programs based on National Drug Code identifiers.
• Study the financial impact of outpatient drugs on state Medicaid budgets based on reimbursement data.

Strengths

• Data is reported by state Medicaid agencies, providing an official administrative source.
• Includes key financial and volume metrics: dollars reimbursed and number of prescriptions.
• Covers a specific year (2004), allowing for historical analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Reported by states for covered outpatient drugs paid for by Medicaid agencies.

Time Range

2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:35:25.194829; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level)